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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,261 people earned their degree in theater design and technology, making the major the 450th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 52 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater design and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater design and technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater design and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 5 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UNM Theater Design & Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $21,330 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at UCO

#4

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma City University is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 10 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $23,324 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma City University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Oklahoma City University

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $35,300 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Baylor

#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $33,664 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Christian University Theater Design & Technology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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